Inhibitors of Apoptosis Protein (IAP) genes participate in processes like apoptosis, proliferation, innate immunity, inflammation, cell motility, differentiation and in malignancies.
With respect to chemotherapy regimens, our results establish that memTNF-mediated killing is significantly augmented by IAP antagonists (Smac mimetics) in a broad spectrum of cancer types, and with their effects most prominently manifested in patient-derived xenograft (PDX) models in which cell-cell contacts are highly reminiscent of human tumors.
The AIOM-SIGU-SIBIOC-SIAPEC-IAP Italian Scientific Societies, in this position paper, recommend the implementation of BRCA testing with 2 main objectives: the first is the identification of ovarian cancer patients with higher probability of benefit from specific anticancer treatments (test for response to therapy); the second goal, through BRCA testing in the family members of ovarian cancer patients, is the identification of carriers of pathogenic variant, who have inheredited predisposition to cancer development (test for cancer risk).
Patients with a palpable thyroid nodule were eligible if surgical intervention was indicated after a positive or suspicious for malignancy FNAC (TIR 4-5 according to the 2007 Italian SIAPEC-IAP classification), or two inconclusive FNAC at a ≥3 months interval, or a negative FNAC associated with one or more risk factor.
Survivin was the smallest member of the IAP family, which was over expressed in many different cancers, and considered to be a promising hot target for cancer therapy, and our previous study demonstrated that multiple dominant negative mutants from full-length survivin could have many complex effects on cancer cells, such as cell cycle, apoptosis, and autophagy.
Our results identify IGF2BP1 as a critical translational regulator of cIAP1-mediated apoptotic resistance in RMS and advocate for the combined use of IAP antagonists and tumour necrosis factor-α as a therapeutic approach for this type of cancer.
Since IAP proteins have been linked to radioresistance in several malignancies, therapeutic targeting of IAP proteins may open new perspectives to overcome radioresistance.
We pay particular attention to pancreatic adenocarcinoma, an aggressive tumor that has a 5-year survival rate of 3-5%, and is the fourth leading cause of cancer mortality in the US. and IAP.
In recent years, the identification and characterization of the molecules and pathways that are involved in the regulation and execution of cell death in leukaemia and lymphoma cells, for example tumour necrosis factor-related apoptosis inducing ligand (TRAIL), 'inhibitor of apoptosis' (IAP) proteins and Bcl-2, have set the ground for the development of novel diagnostic tools and molecular therapeutics targeting apoptosis pathways in haematological malignancies.
Recent evidence indicates that inhibitor of apoptosis (IAP) proteins are frequently overexpressed in cancer and their expression level is implicated in contributing to tumorigenesis, chemoresistance, disease progression and poor patient-survival.
The X-linked inhibitor of apoptosis protein (XIAP) is a potent mammalian IAP, and has been shown to play an important role in development and progression of cancer.
In this review, we address IAP proteins as therapeutic targets for the treatment of cancer and emphasize the importance of novel therapeutic approaches for cancer therapy.
Survivin, a unique member of the inhibitor of apoptosis (IAP) protein family, is highly expressed in cancer but is undetectable in nonproliferating normal adult tissues, suggesting a potential role in tumorigenesis.
Survivin, a member of the inhibitor of apoptosis protein (IAP) gene family, has been detected widely in fetal tissue and in a variety of human malignancies.